The Young Changemakers Program was established by the Inner North Community Foundation and the Community Bank Clifton Hill – North Fitzroy in 2015 based on similar initiatives run by other community foundations across the globe. Further support from the Ecstra Foundation was received in 2020 to expand the program.

With several of our partners, we launched a leadership program in 2020/21 to provide opportunities for young people to learn about financial literacy and philanthropy so they could contribute to social issues that are important to them. This program ran over one semester, and aided VCAL teachers to support students to learn how to be philanthropists and grant makers.

In 2022, students undertook research and analysis of the organisations supporting vulnerable communities which had been impacted by Covid-19. Students made recommendations to distribute a total of $45,000 to nine eligible organisations.

Conversations about partnerships with other funders to run this program again would be welcome. Please contact Ben or Bianca.